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Structured Cobol

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I have been using an edition of this book for years; first as a computer science student in 1983 and as an instructor at a community college (Foothill Community College in Los Altos, Ca) for 7 years. This edition is the same fine quality as the first. The examples are easily understood as well as the user-friendly terminology. Students are quick to understand and respond to the techniques and illustrations as they create their own programs. My students have been using hard-to-find, old editions. Having a new, high-quality edition is extremely welcome by students and instructor.

This is absolutely the best COBOL book out today. It uses the new, modern techniques for program design. There are numerous examples, clearly illustrating the various COBOL instructions. The examples approach real-world standards - more so than other COBOL books I've used. It is a book that explains clearly for beginners, but has so much information that experienced programmers use it also.

Not bad lots of code examples. The examples are well written and do a good job of reinforcing what you read in the chapter. You read a little then do an example, then read some more, then add to the example and so on. This book was given to me from an instructor at my college, I don't have any plans on mastering COBOL and I highly recommend that you learn a newer language in high demand if you are new in the IT field ASP.NET 3.5 Unleashed
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The book was in very good condition. The delivery was a little slow. The vendor, Woody's Book, sent an email inquiring if I had received the book. When I responded that I had not, the vendor took action to get the book to me as quickly as possible. This was most appreciated. I feel the vendor was proactive and provided good service.